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re·open Listen to audio/riˈoʊpən/ verb
re·opens; re·opened; re·open·ing
1 : to open again after being closed [no obj] The restaurant will reopen in April. I'm sorry, but the store is closed. We reopen at nine on Monday. The cut on his knee reopened when he tried to run. [+ obj] The company announced plans to reopen its Detroit factory. a procedure to reopen a clogged arterysometimes used figuratively Telling that story will only reopen old wounds. [=cause people to think of things from the past that make them sad, angry, etc.]
2 a : to start (something) again after a period without activity [+ obj] They reopened [=resumed] the negotiations. The district attorney reopened the murder case because new evidence was found. [no obj] The negotiations have reopened.
b [+ obj] US : to discuss and make changes to (something that had been considered finished) again
He wants the team to reopen his contract.
— reopening noun
[singular] The mayor was present for the library's official reopening. a reopening of negotiations [noncount] The factory is set for reopening.

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